The "arts" conjures up images of committees of bores, worthily reverent exegesis, the horrors of dance, the misfit between opera and even a 42-inch screen, and ancient avant-gardist cliches – "ahead of its time", "ground-breaking", "controversial".
Being an ayatollah, I can modestly say that I am something of an expert in textual exegesis.
And for Israel's prime minister, Ehud Barak, the pope's advent helped stave off yet another coalition crisis.Beyond politics, and beyond the minute textual exegesis of all the pope's diplomatic statements, many Israelis found themselves moved by the deeper drama attached to this visit.
His exegesis is no less interesting than his original sermon.
One treatise leads the reader through an exegesis of the constitution's text, then through the history of the founding period, then through the understandings of impeachment common in England at the time, then through interpretations that were prevalent in America, and then, finally, to the conclusion that there are no grounds to impeach the president.
(New York Times) Daniel Drezner's Saturday Night Live exegesis.
"It is entirely possible that the Middle East peace process was set in motion by the misunderstanding of a madman," writes Mr Wright.The book intersperses day-by-day description of talks in the cabins at Camp David with layers of Middle Eastern history and exegesis of religious texts.
But Mr Steinbrück's Social Democrats (SPD) hope that it will now drive a wedge between the CDU and the CSU, perhaps weakening Mr Seehofer ahead of Bavaria's state election on September 15th.Voters interested in a deeper exegesis of what confronts Europe and Germany held out some hope for a second debate on September 2nd, between the leaders of the three smaller parties.
The arrogance of this project is leavened by a recognition that the author's insights can be found elsewhere: the book contains literary criticism and mythological exegesis, as well as therapy.
Liberals within the Anglican tradition are often castigated for promoting an exegesis that is open, tolerant and inclusive.
See Steen 2008 for exegesis and critique).
